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Cincinnati Reds @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1946-07-02 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 10178 · 2:38
Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 7 in the 3rd. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win and Bob Malloy picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Howie Pollet SV: Bob Malloy
Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dain Clay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Usher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ray Mueller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Libke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bert Haas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Zientara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lonny Frey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red Schoendienst | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Erv Dusak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Whitey Kurowski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Enos Slaughter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buster Adams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Marty Marion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nippy Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Beazley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Garagiola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Bob Malloy | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Howie Pollet | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Blix Donnelly | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Beazley | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Freddy Schmidt | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Howie Krist | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dain Clay: S8
- Bob Usher: 16(1)3/GDP
- Grady Hatton: K
Bot 1
- Red Schoendienst: 43
- Erv Dusak: 63
- Stan Musial: E4
- Whitey Kurowski: K
Top 2
- Ray Mueller: 7/FL
- Al Libke: 1
- Bert Haas: S5
- Benny Zientara: 4
Bot 2
- Enos Slaughter: 3
- Buster Adams: 8
- Marty Marion: 9
Top 3
- Eddie Miller: 4
- Johnny Vander Meer: S8
- Dain Clay: S8.1-2
- Bob Usher: W.2-3;1-2
- Grady Hatton: E9/L.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Ray Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Libke: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Bert Haas: HP.2-3;1-2
- Benny Zientara: 8.3-H(UR)
- Eddie Miller: S7.2-H(UR);1-H(E2)(NR)(UR)
- Johnny Vander Meer: SB2#
- Johnny Vander Meer: K
Bot 3
- Clyde Kluttz: 43
- Nippy Jones: S9
- Red Schoendienst: S6.1-2
- Erv Dusak: W.2-3;1-2
- Stan Musial: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Whitey Kurowski: S8.3-H;2-H
- Enos Slaughter: S4.1-2
- Buster Adams: S6.2-3;1-2
- Marty Marion: 9/FDP.3XH(92)
Top 4
- Dain Clay: 63
- Bob Usher: W
- Grady Hatton: W.1-2
- Ray Mueller: 5(2)/FO.1-2
- Al Libke: K
Bot 4
- Clyde Kluttz: 7
- Johnny Beazley: K
- Red Schoendienst: S6
- Erv Dusak: S8.1-3
- Stan Musial: 3
Top 5
- Bert Haas: 9
- Lonny Frey: D9
- Eddie Miller: K
- Johnny Vander Meer: 63
Bot 5
- Whitey Kurowski: S7
- Enos Slaughter: K/C
- Buster Adams: 3/FL
- Marty Marion: S9.1-2
- Clyde Kluttz: W.2-3;1-2
- Terry Moore: 4
Top 6
- Dain Clay: K
- Bob Usher: 13
- Grady Hatton: 7
Bot 6
- Red Schoendienst: S6
- Erv Dusak: 64(1)/FO
- Stan Musial: 3
- Whitey Kurowski: 8
Top 7
- Ray Mueller: 63
- Al Libke: 43
- Bert Haas: S6.BX2(64)#
Bot 7
- Enos Slaughter: 3
- Buster Adams: W
- Marty Marion: 4
- Del Rice: 9
Top 8
- Lonny Frey: 7
- Eddie Miller: S7
- Johnny Vander Meer: K
- Dain Clay: S7.1-2
- Bob Usher: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Jeff Cross: W
- Red Schoendienst: 34(1)/FO
- Erv Dusak: W.1-2
- Stan Musial: 4
- Whitey Kurowski: 8
Top 9
- Grady Hatton: 43
- Ray Mueller: HP
- Al Libke: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 9
- Enos Slaughter: 1/G
- Buster Adams: K
- Marty Marion: E6
- Harry Walker: W.1-2
- Joe Garagiola: S9.2-H(UR);1-2
- Red Schoendienst: 2/FL
Notes & reviews
- Pitcher Vander Meer ejected by 1B umpire Magerkurth for throwing ball at Slaughter as they argued after tag play